___ Research and/or contact a professional to interview
___ Schedule interview
___ Email info@mojavemuseum.org to receive “tool kit”
___ Interview professional
___ CREATE! What was your “lesson learned” or your “key take-away” from the interview? Create something that represents what you learned.
___ Complete scholarship application (be sure to include ALL required attachments)
___ Submit final package to the Front Office no later than 12:00pm on 5/1/17
*Tell your interviewee what to expect for the interview (ie. How long it will be,generally what the questions will be about, etc.)
*Be on time! Be respectful of your interviewee’s time and make sure you arrive a little early.
*Start with some get-to-know-you questions (ie. Where are they from? How long have they worked in their current position? Do they have pets? Did they go to college?, etc.)
*What should you CREATE? Be creative, use elements of STEAM that speak to YOU.(Examples: A poem, a song, a sculpture, a hypothesis, an essay, a working mechanism, a drawing, etc.)
We have hand selected these people because they’re AWESOME. They are creative, professional, inventive and just fun to hang out with. Even if their profession isn’t something you think you might pursue – all these people have life experience and stories of grit. So we highly recommend seeking them out.
You are also more than welcome to research and find any professional to interview, but here’s a good place to start.
If you don’t think you’ll have transportation to a person’s office, chat with them and see if they’re willing to meet you at school or at a library close by.
Jim Reed — Technical Director, Red Bull Air Races | Jim.Reed@thespaceshipcompany.com |
661-221-8908
Why interview him? – Because he travels the world to race planes! And he has a great life story of what grit means.
Bob Morgan — Director of Research & Development, Scaled Composites |
bob.morgan@scaled.com |
661-824-6307
Why interview him? – Because not only can he build a plane, he’s a photographer and an artist.
Grace Wang — Design Engineer, Scaled Composites |
Grace.Wang@scaled.com |
661-824-6525
Why interview her? – Because not only can she build a plane, she plans game nights and is an amazing cook.
Todd Quelet — Executive Director, The Mojave Foundation (non-profit) |
todd@mojavefoundation.org |
661-824-6293
Why interview him? – Because he’s living a story of grit RIGHT NOW trying to make changes in Mojave.
Sara Reed — Nursing Student, College of the Canyons | sara.reed82@gmail.com
Why interview her? – Because not only can she save your life, she can build shelves and make you a quilt.
Zach Reeder — Test Pilot and Engineer, Scaled Composites |
zach.reeder@scaled.com |
661-824-6374
Why interview him? – Because he’ll be one of the first to help fly the BIGGEST plane in the world. And he can fix your car.
Kane Wickham — Reporter/Photographer, Mojave Desert News |
kanewickham@gmail.com |
(760) 373-1012
Why interview him? – Because he sees things differently than most people.
Breanna Schultz, Esq. — Attorney at Law |
kenyo102@mail.chapman.edu |
661-434-1217
Why interview her? – Because she can tell you how much grit it takes to get through law school.
Andrew Parker — Owner, Parker Construction Co. |
parkerconstructionco@gmail.com |
661-435-7482
Why interview him? – Because he is also a local and can tell you fun stories about Mojave.
Lisa Porter — Dog Trainer, Marley’s Mutts & Cesar Milan’s Dog Psychology |
lisa.porter@marleysmutts.com |
661-303-2020
Why interview her? – Because she can tell you awesome stories about dogs and their humans who have grit.
Libby Jones — Design Engineer, Composite Structures, Scaled Composites |
Libby.Jones@scaled.com |
661-824-6337
Why interview her? – Because she can build planes AND beat you in a motorcycle race.
Paisley Close — Yoga Instructor |
paisleyanneclose@gmail.com
Why interview her? – Because she can also tell you awesome stories about rock climbing.
Kelsey Gould — Graphic Designer, Scaled Composites |
Kelsey.Gould@scaled.com |
661-754-9033
Why interview her? – Because she’s got some serious style.
